Drapery hangers



May 20,1969 A. Y. WACHENHEIMER 3,444,595

' DRAPERY HANGERS Filed April 5, 1967 INVENIOR Andre Y. WochenheimorUnited States Patent 3,444,595 DRAPERY HANGERS Andre Y. Wachenheimer, 62Greenbrier Drive, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15220 Filed Apr. 5, 1967, Ser. No.628,657 Int. Cl. A44b 21/00; A47h 13/16 US. CI. 24-73 4 Claims ABSTRACTOF THE DISCLOSURE A drapery hanger is provided with a socket portion ofplastic such as nylon having an elongated aperture to receive one end ofa hook member in frictional engagement.

This invention relates to drapery hangers and particularly to a rapidlyremovable hanger for draperies.

It is common practice in the drapery field to use metal hooks fixed todraperies by sewing the hooks onto the cloth of the draperies or onto afacing material which is in turn sewed to the draperies. This type ofhanger, which is almost universally used, has many drawbacks. In thefirst place they tend to discolor the material of the draperies fromproducts of corrosion, particularly if the draperies are of lightcolored materials and if the hooks are not removed during laundering orother cleaning operations. Additionally, such hooks, if left on thedraperies, tend to snag or hang up in the material during handlingparticularly in coarsely woven materials, leaving an unsightly defect orblemish. In order to avoid these problems, it is virtually essentialthat in this prior art form of drapery hanger the threads be removedthat attach the hanger and the hanger set aside immediately upon takingdown the draperies and prior to any handling of the same.

I have invented a drapery hanger which eliminates these problems byproviding a socket portion which may be left on the draperies and a hookwhich slidably engages the socket at one end and provides a hook end onthe opposite end for engagement on conventional drapery traversemembers.

Preferably, I provide an elongated socket member of plastic adapted tobe attached to a drapery, an elongated aperture in said member forming asocket to receive one end of a hook member, a hook member having spacedapart legs forming a generally U-shape and a returned end on one of saidlegs parallel to said leg and in the plane of both legs, said returnedend being adapted to enter into and frictionally engage said socketaperture.

Preferably the socket member is made of a plastic such as Teflon, nylonor polyethylene which has some flexibility. Annular loops are preferablyformed at each end of the socket member to permit it being readily sewedto a drapery. In a preferred form of my invention I provide a slot onthe outside of the socket member parallel to the aperture which engagesthe leg having the returned end to hold the hook means in fixed positionrelatively to the socket.

In the foregoing general description I have set out certain objects,purposes and advantages of my invention. Other objects, purposes andadvantages of this invention will be apparent, however, from aconsideration of the following description and the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

FIGURE 1 is an isometric view of one form of drapery hanger according tomy invention;

FIGURE 2 is an exploded isometric view of the drapery hanger of FIGURE1;

FIGURE 3 is a section on the line III-III of FIG- URE 1;

3,444,595 Patented May 20, 1969 FIGURE 4 is an isometric view of asecond embodiment of drapery hanger according to my invention;

FIGURE 5 is a side elevation of the embodiment of FIGURE 4;

FIGURE 6 is an isometric view of a third embodiment of my invention; and

FIGURE 7 is a side elevation of the embodiment of FIGURE 5.

Referring to the drawings, I have illustrated a socket member 10 ofelongated form made of nylon and provided with openings 11 and 12 ateach end by means of which the socket member can be sewn to a drapery.An elongated passage or socket 13 is provided in the socket member,preferably open at both ends and of a diameter sufficient to receive andpreferably frictionally engage the returned end 14 of one leg 15 of aU-shaped hook member 16. A groove or slot 17 on the outside of thesocket member, extending parallel to the socket 13 engages the leg 15 tohold the hanger 16 in fixed position. Preferably the distance betweenthe socket 13 and slot or groove 17 is just slightly greater than thedistance between leg 15 of the hook member 16 and its parallel returnedend 14 so that the socket is held between the leg and returned end underthe resilient pressure of the spring thereby formed.

As will be apparent from the foregoing description the socket member isattached to a drapery 18 by stitches 19 passing through openings 11 and12.

In the embodiment illustrated in FIGURE 4, a socket member is providedhaving a central body portion 30 having attached thereto at the rearedge annular rings 31 and 32 by means of pivot pins 33 which passthrough the rings and into the body. The rings 31 and 32 are stitched tothe drapery as in the case of openings 11 and 12 of FIGURE 1. The pins33 permit movement of the body with respect to the ends and thereby tendto eliminate any twisting of the drapery where slight misalignment ofthe hook and traverse occurs. The body 30 is provided with an aperture35 extending therethrough and a parallel slot 36 to engage a hook 16precisely as do aperture 13 and slot or groove 17 of FIGURE 1.

In the embodiment illustrated in FIGURES 6 and 7, I have provided acircular base 40 with an outstanding axial cylindrical central portion41. The base 40 may be sewn to the drapery by stitching 42 around theperiphery. An aperture or passage 43 is provided diametrically throughthe outstanding center portion 41 to receive one leg 44 of hook 45. Anopening 46 is provided in base 40 receiving the returned end 47 of leg44 to hold the hook in fixed position in aperture 43.

I claim:

1. A drapery hanger comprising a socket member formed of plasticmaterial, said socket member having an elongated aperture extendingtherethrough, annular rings pivotally attached at each end of the socketmember receiving stitching whereby said member is attached to a drapery,hook means including two substantially U-shaped hook parts, said hookparts having a common intermediate leg and the bight portion of eachhook part being on opposite ends of said hook means, one leg of the hookmeans being received in said elongated aperture to hold said hook meansin fixed position relative to said socket.

2. A drapery hanger as claimed in claim 1 wherein said socket member isprovided with stop means engaging a portion of the hook means externallyof the elongated aperture to prevent relative rotation of the hook meansand socket member.

3. A drapery hanger comprising a socket member formed of plasticmaterial, said socket member having an elongated aperture extendingtherethrough, attaching means on said member receiving stitching wherebysaid member is attached to a drapery, hook means including twosubstantially U-shaped hook parts, said hook parts having a commonintermediate leg and the bight portion of each hook part being onopposite ends of said hook means, said socket member being in the formof an upstanding cylindrical member on a circular base, said base havingan opening adjacent the socket member receiving the end of one leg ofthe hook means to hold said hook means in fixed position relative tosaid socket.

4. A drapery hanger as claimed in claim 3 wherein 10 said socket memberis provided with stop means engaging a portion of the hook meansexternally of the elongated aperture to prevent relative rotation of thehook means and socket member.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS Roberts 160--348 Strube 16-872Serrell 24-7322 Petzal 24-84 X Weisberg 2484 X US. Cl. X.R.

